Trump attacked Colin Powell barely a day after his death – only 7 responses you need
Donald Trump is no stranger to plumbing the depths, as no-one anywhere needs reminding ever.
But even for the former so-called president, his attack on Colin Powell barely a day after his death was quite something.
Here’s what Trump had to say about the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a statement released by his political action committee and shared by his spokeswoman on Twitter.
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"Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media. Hope that happens to me someday…" pic.twitter.com/QIXu7wf2EM
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) October 19, 2021
And just in case that’s tricky to read.
“Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media. Hope that happens to me someday.
“He was a classic RINO [Republican In Name Only], if even that, always being the first to attack other Republicans.
“He made plenty of mistakes, but anyway, may he rest in peace!”
And these are surely the only 7 responses you need.
1.
It’s like an echo from the ghosts of Twitter, slightly better punctuated. pic.twitter.com/xUjQT4ZhIO
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) October 20, 2021
2.
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 pic.twitter.com/JYmn2QIMY3
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) October 19, 2021
3.
I can’t believe my eyes. “Anyway”. (You may want to sit down for this one) pic.twitter.com/0A8YIgUiY7
— Adil Ray OBE (@adilray) October 19, 2021
4.
it’s the insincere “rest in peace” at the end which makes this so perfect pic.twitter.com/Fi4QrsPbde
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) October 20, 2021
5.
Given the chance to be gracious about someone’s death, or say nothing at all, Trump takes a decidedly different route pic.twitter.com/HMgFAiiRcK
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 19, 2021
6.
And of course it’s larded in envy about coverage.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 19, 2021
7.
Hard to pick out a high point of gracelessness here – “but anyway” is the obvious top choice – but I’d go for “if even that”.
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) October 20, 2021
To conclude …
Disgusting. But not surprising. pic.twitter.com/dcpwXw7CzN
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 19, 2021
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